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Nepalese Army and Sports

The development of sports in Nepal is not an old phenomenon. It was only after the establishment of Nepal Amateur Athletics Association (NAAA) in 1954, that Nepal put a foothold in world sports. The Nepalese Army (NA) has been the main contributor to the development of sports in Nepal. In fact, the sporting history of Nepal reads like the sporting history of the NA. The NA has been the key organization to produce world class athletes to represent Nepal in various international arenas.

With the aim of selecting athletes to represent Nepal in the international arena in order to establish a presence in world sports, the NAAA launched the first track and field meet in 1951 in which the Nepalese Army achieved a grand success. Since then the Nepalese Army has never looked back and has produced large numbers of world class athletes to represent Nepal.

Gajraj Joshi of the Nepalese Army was the first Nepalese athlete to participate in an international event. In 1951, he took part in Asain Games at New Delhi. Similarly the first two Nepalese Olympians, Ganga Bahadur Thapa and Bhupendra Silwal, who participated in the 18th Olympic games held in Japan in 1964, were both from the Nepalese Army. The first international medal for Nepal was won by a Nepalese Army athlete, Jeet Bahadur KC. Listed below are some of the important contributions that the Nepalese Army has made in the the various fields of sports.

No description of the Nepalese Army in sports can be complete without mention of the Tribhuvan Club. The Tribhuvan Club is an all Army sports club that has been participating in various sports very successfully. The Nepalese Army has not only developed world class athletes but after establishment of the Tribhuvan Club, it has also produced large number of national players to represent the country in sports like football, basketball, volleyball and Boxing. All these achievements demonstrate the Nepalese Army's commitment towards Nepalese sports.

 

Participation of NA personnel in Olympics
Year
Location
Game
Name of the participants
1964
18th Olympics, Japan
Athletics
  • Rtd Cpl Bhupendra Silwal
  • Rtd Cpl Ganga Bdr Thapa
1972
20th Olympics, Germany
Athletics
  • Rtd WO2 Jit Bhadur KC
  • Rtd Lt Bhakta Bahadur Sapkota
1976
21st Olympics, Canada
Athletics
  • Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar
1980
22nd Olympics, Russia
Athletics
  • Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar
  • Rtd Sgt Laxman Basnet
  • Rtd Sgt Mukunda Hari Shrestha
1984
23rd Olympics, USA
Athletics
  • Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar
  • Rtd Sgt Arjun Pandit
1988
24th Olympics, Korea
Athletics
  • Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar
  • Rtd Sgt Krishna Basnet
  • Rtd Sgt Tika Bogati
  • Rtd WO2 Dhamber Kuwar
1996
26th Olympics, USA
Athletics
Swiming
  • Rtd Sgt Tika Bogati
  • Rtd Sgt Sitaram Shahi
2000
27th Olympics, Australia
Athletics
Swiming
  • Sgt Gyan Bahadur Gurung
  • Cpl Chitra Bdr Gurung
2004
28th Olympics, Athens
Athletics
  • WO1 Rajendra Bhandari
2008
29th Olympics, China
Athletics
  • WO2 Arjun Basnet
  • Sgt Kamal B Adhakari

 

 

Medals achieved by NA personnel in National and International Arenas

S No

Name of Players

Event

Medal

Name of the competition

1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21


22


23


Rtd Sgt Jeet B KC


Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar


WO1 Purna B Aa Che


Sgt Hari B Kuwar


Rtd Cpl Tej B Chand


Rtd Sgt Tika B Bogati


WO1 Purna B Aa. Che


Rtd Sgt Ram B Basnet


Rtd Pte Mitralal Chapagai


Rtd Cpl Jog Lal Dhimal


Rtd Cpl Shankar R Tamang


Rtd Sgt Dhurga Kathayat


Rtd WO1 Clerk Rajan Khatri


Rtd WO1 Krishna Gurung


Rtd Cpl Surya N Shrestha


Rtd Cpl Lal B Tamang


Rtd Cpl Rom Br Lama


Rtd Sgt Krishna Basnet


Rtd Cpl Kumar KC


WO1 Asha Ram Chaudhary


Rtd Cpl Man B Tamang


WO1 Arjun K Basnet


Sgt Rewat Dahal


Athletics


Marathon


Marathon


Marathon


Boxing


Marathon


Marathon


Marathon


Judo


Tae- kwan- do


Tae- kwan- do


Marathon


Athletics


Athletics


Judo


Judo


Judo


Marathon


Boxing


Athletics


Tae- kwon – do


Marathon


Marathon


Bronze


Gold ( 3 )


Gold


Silver


Silver


Gold


Bronze


Silver


Bronze


Bronze


Bronze


Silver


Bronze


Silver


Gold


Silver


Bronze


Gold


Silver


Bronze


Silver


Gold


Gold


South Asian Games


South Asian Games


Kathmandu international Marathon, 1994


Kathmandu international Marathon, 1994


A K Mishra Boxing, India, 1994


Kathmandu international Marathon, 1995


Kathmandu international Marathon, 1995


Kathmandu international Marathon, 1996


SAARC Judo Cup, 1996


International Meet, Germany


International Meet , Malaysia


Kolalampur Marathon, 1991


International Athletics Meet, Sri Lanka , 1991


International Athletics Meet, Sri Lanka , 1991


SAARC Cup, India


SAARC Cup, India


SAARC Cup, India


1st SAARC Marathon , 1991


5th Asian Boxing Kathmandu , 1987


Inter Club Athletics, Bankok ,1989


7 th World Tae-Kwon-do Meet, Korea


Kathmandu International Marathon, 2008


NRN Internation Marathon Meet, 2008.


Nepalese Army has not only developed world class athletes but after establishment of Tribhuvan Club it has also produced large number of National players to represent their country in sports like football, basketball, volleyball and Boxing.

 

 

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